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Mieko Kasai
Mieko (written: , , , , , or ) is a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese women's basketball player *, Japanese actress *, Japanese singer *, Japanese politician *, Japanese psychiatrist *, Japanese writer *, Japanese singer and writer *, Japanese politician *, Japanese fencer *, Japanese photographer *, Japanese artist and composer *, Japanese politician {{given name Japanese feminine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanji
are the logographic Chinese characters taken from the Chinese family of scripts, Chinese script and used in the writing of Japanese language, Japanese. They were made a major part of the Japanese writing system during the time of Old Japanese and are still used, along with the subsequently-derived syllabic scripts of ''hiragana'' and ''katakana''. The characters have Japanese pronunciation, pronunciations; most have two, with one based on the Chinese sound. A few characters were invented in Japan by constructing character components derived from other Chinese characters. After World War II, Japan made its own efforts to simplify the characters, now known as shinjitai, by a process similar to China's simplified Chinese characters, simplification efforts, with the intention to increase literacy among the common folk. Since the 1920s, the Japanese government has published character lists periodically to help direct the education of its citizenry through the myriad Chinese characte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mieko Fukui
was a Japanese basketball player. She competed in the women's tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 P .... References 1956 births 1980 deaths Japanese women's basketball players Olympic basketball players for Japan Basketball players at the 1976 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Shiga Prefecture Asian Games medalists in basketball Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan Basketball players at the 1978 Asian Games Medalists at the 1978 Asian Games 20th-century Japanese women Unitika Phoenix basketball players {{Japan-basketball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mieko Harada
is a Japanese actress from Tokyo. She has played various roles in many motion pictures, television shows and television dramas since her debut in 1974. Career Harada most notably portrayed Lady Kaede in Akira Kurosawa's 1985 film ''Ran'', and further collaborated with him in his 1990 film ''Dreams''. Harada also provided the voice for Kaguya in the 2002 anime film '' InuYasha the Movie: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass''. Harada won the award for best actress at the 21st Hochi Film Award for '' Village of Dreams'' and at the 23rd Hochi Film Award for ''Begging for Love''. Personal life Harada has been married to actor and singer Ryo Ishibashi since 1987 and has three children. Filmography Film *'' Lullaby of the Earth'' (1976) *''The Youth Killer'' (1976) *'' Torakku Yarō: Totsugeki ichibanboshi (1978) *''The Fall of Ako Castle'' (1978) *'' Ah! Nomugi Toge'' (1979) *''Aftermath of Battles Without Honor and Humanity'' (1979) *''Ran'' (1985) – Lady Kaede *''Bakumatsu Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mieko Hirota
was a Japanese singer. Her nickname was Mico (also spelled ''Miko''). Hirota was born in Setagaya, Tokyo. She grew up listening to pop and jazz in places like Tachikawa, which was frequented by Occupation troops. She made her debut in 1961 at age 14. In 1965, Mico became the first Japanese singer to sing the song " Sunny" on album and the first to appear at the Newport Jazz Festival. Mico appeared on the NHK New Year's Eve ''Kōhaku Uta Gassen'' eight times. Her first performance was in 1962, when she sang the Connie Francis tune "Vacation." NHK tapped her for the next four years in succession, and again in 1969, 1970, and 1971. She sang the theme song, "Leo no Uta", for the animated television series ''Kimba the White Lion''. Hirota's commercial career included endorsements for Nescafé, Nippon Oil, Daikin Industries, Fujiya, Renown, and Sapporo Beer. Hirota died on July 21, 2020 at the age of 73 following a fall. She became one of eight recipients of the Special Lifetime ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mieko Kamimoto
is a Japanese politician of the Constitutional Democratic Party and a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Asakura District, Fukuoka and graduate of Fukuoka University of Education, she was elected for the first time in 2001 The September 11 attacks against the United States by Al-Qaeda, which killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror, were a defining event of 2001. The United States led a multi-national coalition in an invasion of Afghanist .... References External links * in Japanese. Members of the House of Councillors (Japan) Female members of the House of Councillors (Japan) Politicians from Fukuoka Prefecture Living people 1948 births People from Asakura, Fukuoka Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan politicians Democratic Party of Japan politicians {{Japan-politician-1940s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mieko Kamiya
was a Japanese psychiatrist who treated leprosy patients at Nagashima Aiseien Sanatorium. She was known for translating books on philosophy. She worked as a medical doctor in the Department of Psychiatry at Tokyo University following World War II. She was said to have greatly helped the Ministry of Education and the General Headquarters, where the Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers stayed, in her role as an English-speaking secretary, and served as an adviser to Empress Michiko. She wrote many books as a highly educated, multi-lingual person; one of her books, titled ''On the Meaning of Life'' (''Ikigai Ni Tsuite'' in Japanese), based on her experiences with leprosy patients, attracted many readers. Life Childhood Mieko Kamiya was born as the second child and the first daughter of five children of Tamon Maeda and Fusako Maeda. Tamon, a son of an Osaka merchant, was the prewar Japanese ambassador to the International Labour Organization and postwar Minister of Education. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mieko Kanai
is a Japanese writer, poet, and literary critic. Biography Mieko Kanai was born in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Gunma Prefecture has a population of 1,937,626 (1 October 2019) and has a geographic area of 6,362 Square kilometre, km2 (2,456 Square mile, sq mi). Gunma P ..., November 3, 1947. Her father died when she was six years of age. She has a sister who is a painter and illustrator. Kanai graduated from Takasaki Girls' High School in 1966. The following year, Kanai's short story ''Ai no Seikatsu'' ("Love Life") was nominated for the Osamu Dazai Prize. In 1968, Kanai released two short stories: ''Umi no Kajitsu'' ("The Fruit of the Sea"), which was retitled as ''Shizen no Kodomo'' ("Children in Nature"), and "Eonta" (Ontology). Both were well received. The same year, Kanai was awarded the Gendaishi Techou Prize for poetry. Her first poetry collection, ''Madamu Juju no ie'' ("The House ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mieko Kawakami
is the author of the internationally best-selling novel, '' Breasts and Eggs'', a ''New York Times'' Notable Book of the Year and one of ''TIME'' Best 10 Books of 2020. Born in Osaka on August 29, 1976, Kawakami made her literary debut as a poet in 2006, and published her first novella, ''My Ego, My Teeth, and the World'', in 2007. Her writing is known for its poetic qualities and its insights into the female body, ethical questions, and the dilemmas of modern society. Her works have been translated into many languages and are available all over the world. She has received numerous prestigious literary awards in Japan for her work, including the Akutagawa Prize, the Tanizaki Prize, and the Murasaki Shikibu Prize. She lives in Tokyo, Japan. Career Kawakami worked as a bar hostess and bookstore clerk before embarking on a singing career. Kawakami released three albums and three singles as a singer, but quit her singing career in 2006 to focus on writing. Before winning the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mieko Kobayashi
Mieko Kobayashi (小林 美恵子 ''Kobayashi Mieko'') is a Japanese politician and member of the House of Councillors for the Japanese Communist Party The is a Left-wing politics, left-wing to Far-left politics, far-left List of political parties in Japan, political party in Japan. With approximately 270,000 members belonging to 18,000 branches, it is one of the largest non-governing Communis .... 1958 births Living people Politicians from Mie Prefecture Female members of the House of Councillors (Japan) Members of the House of Councillors (Japan) Japanese Communist Party politicians {{japan-politician-1950s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mieko Miyahara
(born 8 January 1960) is a Japanese fencer. She competed in the women's individual and team foil events at the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October .... References External links * 1960 births Living people Japanese female foil fencers Olympic fencers for Japan Fencers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Asian Games medalists in fencing Fencers at the 1986 Asian Games Fencers at the 1990 Asian Games Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan Medalists at the 1986 Asian Games Medalists at the 1990 Asian Games 20th-century Japanese women 21st-century Japanese women Place of birth missing (living people) {{Japan-fencing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mieko Shiomi
was a Japanese amateur photographer in Shōwa era Japan. Life Shiomi was born in Osaka, and graduated from Shimizudani Girls' High School in 1927 (Shōwa 2). Shiomi joined the Tampei Photography Club in 1948, and thereafter joined two other photography groups while also exhibiting in the Nikakai Photography Section. At the start she tended to abstraction; in the late 1950s she moved toward realism in depicting what she saw in her daily life; in the 1960s she moved back to abstraction. Shiomi is particularly highly praised for her compositions and delicate use of monochrome, and capture moments of people's usual actions. She takes high-quality photographs from abstraction to realism. Shiomi's works are held in the permanent collection of the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography. Works Publication *Shiomi, Mieko. ''Shiosai: Mieko Shiomi Photo Works.''A bibliographic conundrum. Unlike most Japanese books, this lacks a formal colophon. The title page says "Mieko Shio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mieko Shiomi (composer)
is a Japanese artist, composer, and performer who played a key role in the development of Fluxus. A co-founder of the seminal postwar Japanese experimental music collective Group Ongaku, she is known for her investigations of the nature and limits of sound, music, and auditory experiences. Her work has been widely circulated as Fluxus editions, featured in concert halls, museums, galleries, and non-traditional spaces, as well as being re-performed by other musicians and artists numerous times. She is best known for her work of the 1960s and early 1970s, especially ''Spatial Poem'', ''Water Music'', ''Endless Box'', and the various instructions in ''Events & Games'', all of which were produced as Fluxus editions. Now in her eighties, she continues to produce new work. Biography Early Training and Group Ongaku Mieko Shiomi was born in Okayama, Japan. She began music lessons as a child and studied music at Tokyo University of the Arts in 1957 under composers Yoshio Hasegawa and M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
